Each week, Tech Sanity Check examines the most important trends in the technology industry and asks the big questions about the latest products, the top companies, and the future direction of the tech world. Out of all the issues covered in 2010, here is my countdown of the most important stories of the year, including a link to each one and the original summary of each article.

I've also included a list of your top picks — that is the 10 Tech Sanity Check articles that received the most traffic during 2010.